The top 20 restaurant chains in the world

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20. Dairy Queen

20. Dairy Queen

Locations: More than 6,400 locations throughout the United States, Canada and 20 other countries.

Total Sales in the US: $3.2 billion

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19. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

19. Buffalo Wild Wings Grill & Bar

Locations: Buffalo Wild Wings has more than 1,090 locations in the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Philippines, according to Market Watch.

Total Sales in the US: $3.2 billion

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18. Little Caesars Pizza

18. Little Caesars Pizza

Locations: Little Caesars Pizza has more than 3,600 locations in the United States, according to Nation's Restaurant News.

Total Sales in the US: $3.4 billion

17. Chili's Grill & Bar

17. Chili's Grill & Bar

Locations: Chili's has 1,269 U.S. locations, according to Nation's Restaurant News.

Total Sales in the US: $3.6 billion

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16. Olive Garden

16. Olive Garden

Locations: Olive Garden has more than 800 restaurants worldwide.

Total Sales in the US: $3.8 billion

15. Sonic America's Drive-In

15. Sonic America's Drive-In

Locations: Sonic has more than 3,500 restaurants in 44 states.

Total Sales in the US: $4 billion

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14. Chipotle Mexican Grill

14. Chipotle Mexican Grill

Locations: Chipotle has more than 1,800 restaurants, including 17 Chipotle restaurants outside the US, according to a press release from June 2015.

Total Sales in the US: $4.1 billion

13. Domino's

13. Domino's

Locations: Domino's has 5,084 stores in the U.S., according to Real Money.

Total Sales in the US: $4.1 billion

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12. KFC

12. KFC

Locations: KFC has more than 18,000 locations in 115 countries worldwide.

Total Sales in the US: $4.2 billion

11. Panera Bread

11. Panera Bread

Locations: Panera has around 1,541 locations in 42 states, the District of Columbia, and Canada, according to Markets Daily.

Total Sales in the US: $4.3 billion

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10. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

10. Applebee's Neighborhood Grill & Bar

Locations: Applebee's has around 2,011 restaurants in the United States, one United States territory and 15 foreign countries, according to Investor Newswire.

Total Sales in the US: $4.6 billion

9. Pizza Hut

9. Pizza Hut

Locations: Pizza Hut has more than 6,300 locations in the United States, according to The Christian Science Monitor.

Total Sales in the US: $5.5 billion

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8. Chick-fil-A

8. Chick-fil-A

Locations: Chick-fil-A has approximately 2,000 locations in the United States, according to The Huffington Post.

Total Sales in the US: $5.7 billion

7. Dunkin' Donuts

7. Dunkin' Donuts

Locations: Dunkin' has more than 8,000 restaurants in 41 states and the District of Columbia.

Total Sales in the US: $7.2 billion

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6. Taco Bell

6. Taco Bell

Locations: Taco Bell has around 6,000 locations in the U.S., according to Bloomberg.

Total Sales in the US: $8.2 billion

5. Wendy's

5. Wendy's

Locations: Wendy's had a total of 6,515 restaurants worldwide at the end of 2014, according to CNN Money.

Total Sales in the US: $8.6 billion

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4. Burger King

4. Burger King

Locations: Burger King has more than 7,155 worldwide locations, according to Nation's Restaurant News.

Total Sales in the US: $8.6 billion

3. Subway

3. Subway

Locations: Subway has 27,049 stores in the United States.

Total Sales in the US: $12.3 billion

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2. Starbucks Coffee

2. Starbucks Coffee

Locations: Starbucks has 12,233 locations in the United States.

Total Sales in the US: $13 billion

1. McDonald's

1. McDonald's

Locations: McDonald's has about 14,300 United States locations, according to The New York Times.

Total Sales in the US: $35.4 billion

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